A new analysis of mineral grains has refuted the "glacial transport theory" that suggests Stonehenge's bluestones and Altar ...

A new decade-long study tracked 37 penguin colonies and found that the birds are breeding earlier. The shift marks one way ...

A hidden body of fresh water, vast enough to rival an entire region, lies buried beneath the Atlantic Ocean and holds enough ...

Water, salt, and heat all get mixed within eddies with important climate consequences, but the boundary of an eddy is hard to ...

Our planet is unique for its ability to sustain abundant life. From studies of the rock record, scientists believe life had already emerged on Earth at least 3.5 billion years ago and probably much ...

Amelia Earhart's disappearance on July 2, 1937, remains one of history's greatest unsolved puzzles, getting the attention of ...

A vast, long‑suspected mass of water has reappeared in the tropical Atlantic, confirming decades of theory and reshaping how ...

As Secretary of State, the President’s onetime foe now offers him lavish displays of public praise—and will execute his ...

As human activities have released greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, trapping excess heat and warming the planet, the ocean has absorbed more than 90% of that excess heat since the 1970s. The ocean ...

Many of us have a way of taking the oceans for granted. A place to surf, perhaps, or to enjoy other water sports, or simply admire while sitting on the beach. Those who make their livings in far ...

Dec. 29 (UPI) --A British rowing team competing in an Atlantic Ocean endurance challenge stopped to rescue a large sea turtle they found entangled in a discarded net. The members of the ...